By order of the Ministry of Construction of Russia (No. 141 /pr of March 1, 2019), the methodology for developing standards for the preparation of project documentation was approved. It defines the basic rules for calculating the cost of design work and coefficients, taking into account various factors affecting the complexity of the design, as well as the requirements for the composition of supporting materials. Adoption and application of the methodology will allow the Ministry of Construction of Russia to begin global work on the revision of the existing reference books of basic prices for design work in construction, taking into account the basic price level of 1995 and 2001. The revision of the current base prices is planned to be carried out through the development of appropriate estimated standards.